Category: Blog

December 14, 2018 was my last day working at my job of 8 years. Here’s a look at why I left and what I’m planning do ...

Written by Adam on December 3, 2018. 52 comments.

The “Call to Adventure” to pursue FIRE matches the first step on the classic “hero’s journey”. The following steps ma...

Written by Adam on November 26, 2018. 4 comments.

A minimalism mindset embraces less, sometimes with the knowledge that you may lose your one and only tool for a job.

Written by Adam on November 21, 2018.

Tax loss harvesting is a strategy for reducing taxes today by selling funds at a loss. While this seems counterintuit...

Written by Adam on November 19, 2018. 6 comments.

Training yourself to make good financial decisions happens one thought at a time. I consider this as “building the de...

Written by Adam on November 14, 2018. 2 comments.

The Rule of 72 is a formula for estimating how many years it will take for an investment to double in value with a gi...

Written by Adam on November 12, 2018. 1 comment.

How do you know if you’re spending too much time thinking about money? A certain amount of financial literacy is impo...

Written by Adam on November 7, 2018. 13 comments.

The hardest part of investing is learning how to get started. In this post, I go over exactly what I’d recommend to s...

Written by Adam on November 5, 2018. 7 comments.

When I was 26 I left my first job. It had a 401k that I had been contributing to since I started. Being the responsib...

Written by Adam on October 29, 2018. 9 comments.

The last decade has seen a spike in attention towards living simply. As our lives are more and more complicated with ...

Written by Adam on October 22, 2018. 8 comments.

A rundown on my investments, spending and finances over the last quarter. My investments were down 0.91% while my net...

Written by Adam on October 15, 2018. 13 comments.

I’ve never considered myself a “morning person”. I’ll go to sleep after midnight and wake up after snoozing until the...

Written by Adam on October 8, 2018. 2 comments.

FinCon 2018 was held September 26-29 in Orlando, Florida – and was a lot of fun! This post details why should and sho...

Written by Adam on October 1, 2018. 26 comments.

Unlike regular paychecks, bonuses are taxed at a different rate. If you understand how they’re taxed you can take adv...

Written by Adam on September 24, 2018. 4 comments.

We bought a new car for $6,000! Well, that was the price after trading in our existing cars. Here’s a look at how we ...

Written by Adam on September 17, 2018. 11 comments.

It takes a while to understand where someone is coming from – usually years of reading someone’s blog. In this post I...

Written by Adam on September 10, 2018. 17 comments.

I’m always interested to hear how other people are minimizing their tax liability after retirement. Here is my person...

Written by Adam on September 3, 2018. 22 comments.

In my 20s I job-hopped quite a bit – always seeking out more interesting projects, more engaged teams, and higher pay...

Written by Adam on August 27, 2018.

A recent trip to Laos changed my view of consumption and what I need to be happy. With only a few interactions – with...

Written by Adam on August 20, 2018. 4 comments.

Dividends may seem like a free money, but if you’re not prepared for it you’ll be caught with an unexpected tax-burde...

Written by Adam on August 13, 2018. 17 comments.